Part 1 – General Studies: Current events and sports

Question | Correct Answer |
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What was the name of the hurricane that severely impacted the United States in 2021? | Option 1 |
Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2021? | Option 2 |
Which country was removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list in 2021? | Option 4 |
What was the main focus of the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit? | Option 4 |
Who became the world’s first billionaire in space in 2021? | Option 3 |
Which country won the Euro 2020 football championship? | Option 1 |
Who was the youngest gold medalist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics? | Option 2 |
Which country hosted the 2021 T20 Cricket World Cup? | Option 3 |
What was the theme of the 2021 World Water Day? | Option 2 |
Who was appointed as the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2021? | Option 1 |
Which country won the most gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics? | Option 1 |
What was the major focus of the G7 summit held in 2021? | Option 4 |
Who won the 2021 Australian Open Women’s Singles title? | Option 2 |
What was the name of the global climate initiative launched by the USA and China in 2021? | Option 3 |
Which city was chosen to host the 2026 Winter Olympics? | Option 1 |
Who was the winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? | Option 1 |
Which country became the first to grant legal rights to rivers in 2021? | Option 3 |
Who was the first female Vice President of the United States, sworn in in 2021? | Option 2 |
What was the name of the rover that China landed on Mars in 2021? | Option 3 |
Which country won the UEFA Euro 2020 Women’s Championship? | Option 3 |
Choose the correct answer
Question 1: What was the name of the hurricane that severely impacted the United States in 2021?
Option 1: Hurricane Ida
Option 2: Hurricane Katrina
Option 3: Hurricane Sandy
Option 4: Hurricane Harvey
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 2: Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2021?
Option 1: Louise Glück
Option 2: Abdulrazak Gurnah
Option 3: Olga Tokarczuk
Option 4: Kazuo Ishiguro
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 3: Which country was removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list in 2021?
Option 1: Pakistan
Option 2: Iran
Option 3: North Korea
Option 4: Iceland
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 4: What was the main focus of the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit?
Option 1: Eliminating hunger
Option 2: Sustainable agriculture
Option 3: Food security and nutrition
Option 4: All of the above
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 5: Who became the world’s first billionaire in space in 2021?
Option 1: Elon Musk
Option 2: Jeff Bezos
Option 3: Richard Branson
Option 4: Bill Gates
Correct Answer: Option 3
Question 6: Which country won the Euro 2020 football championship?
Option 1: Italy
Option 2: England
Option 3: France
Option 4: Belgium
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 7: Who was the youngest gold medalist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
Option 1: Sky Brown
Option 2: Momiji Nishiya
Option 3: Rayssa Leal
Option 4: Quan Hongchan
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 8: Which country hosted the 2021 T20 Cricket World Cup?
Option 1: India
Option 2: Australia
Option 3: UAE and Oman
Option 4: England
Correct Answer: Option 3
Question 9: What was the theme of the 2021 World Water Day?
Option 1: Water and Climate Change
Option 2: Valuing Water
Option 3: Leaving no one behind
Option 4: Nature for Water
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 10: Who was appointed as the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2021?
Option 1: Priyanka Chopra
Option 2: Emma Watson
Option 3: Angelina Jolie
Option 4: Katy Perry
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 11: Which country won the most gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
Option 1: USA
Option 2: China
Option 3: Japan
Option 4: Great Britain
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 12: What was the major focus of the G7 summit held in 2021?
Option 1: Climate change
Option 2: COVID-19 recovery
Option 3: Economic stability
Option 4: All of the above
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 13: Who won the 2021 Australian Open Women’s Singles title?
Option 1: Serena Williams
Option 2: Naomi Osaka
Option 3: Ashleigh Barty
Option 4: Simona Halep
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 14: What was the name of the global climate initiative launched by the USA and China in 2021?
Option 1: Green Earth Initiative
Option 2: Climate Action Partnership
Option 3: Global Methane Pledge
Option 4: Paris Agreement Renewal
Correct Answer: Option 3
Question 15: Which city was chosen to host the 2026 Winter Olympics?
Option 1: Milan-Cortina
Option 2: Beijing
Option 3: Stockholm
Option 4: Vancouver
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 16: Who was the winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
Option 1: Louise Erdrich
Option 2: Colson Whitehead
Option 3: Viet Thanh Nguyen
Option 4: Richard Powers
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 17: Which country became the first to grant legal rights to rivers in 2021?
Option 1: New Zealand
Option 2: India
Option 3: Bangladesh
Option 4: Canada
Correct Answer: Option 3
Question 18: Who was the first female Vice President of the United States, sworn in in 2021?
Option 1: Hillary Clinton
Option 2: Kamala Harris
Option 3: Elizabeth Warren
Option 4: Michelle Obama
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 19: What was the name of the rover that China landed on Mars in 2021?
Option 1: Tianwen-1
Option 2: Chang’e 5
Option 3: Zhurong
Option 4: Yutu-2
Correct Answer: Option 3
Question 20: Which country won the UEFA Euro 2020 Women’s Championship?
Option 1: Netherlands
Option 2: Germany
Option 3: England
Option 4: Sweden
Correct Answer: Option 3
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